Recraft or FLUX: graphics or photography?

Recraft is for graphics: it has a vector variant — the only one on the platform — and a stated prompt limit. FLUX is for photography: it makes several images per run, meaning a choice of variants, and has a fast variant for searching. If the result will be opened in a graphics program — Recraft. If the result is a photo — FLUX.

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What's the difference between Recraft and FLUX for text → image?

The price in credits is per run and appears on the “Generate” button before you press it.

What Recraft FLUX
Model variants on our platform 3 3
What it needs as input description description
Price in credits per run 80–602 7–60
Aspect ratio 16:9 ✓ ✓
Aspect ratio 9:16 ✓ ✓
Aspect ratio 1:1 ✓ ✓
Most images at once 1 4
Negative description (“without…”) ✓ ✓
Longest description 10000 characters —
Cheapest variant Recraft V4 FLUX.1 Schnell

Which variants are part of this comparison, and what do they cost?

Brand Variant Credits per run
Recraft Recraft V4 80
Recraft V4 Pro 502
Recraft V4 Pro Vector 602
FLUX FLUX.1 Schnell 7
FLUX.2 27
FLUX 2 Pro 60

What is Recraft better at?

Recraft's vector variant produces an image made of shapes, not pixels. It scales up without loss and can be edited in a graphics program — exactly what a logo or an icon needs.

Recraft has three variants, meaning steps between a draft and a final.

The stated description ceiling is practical for a branding task with many conditions: you know how far the model reads.

What is FLUX better at?

FLUX makes several images per run. For a photographic task that's the main thing: you choose from variants instead of running again and again.

FLUX's fast variant is among the cheapest ways to test an idea.

FLUX also has a mode for editing an existing photo, which Recraft doesn't have here.

Where does each of the two fall short — Recraft and FLUX?

Where Recraft loses. It makes only one image per run — there's no choice to pick from. And there's no mode for editing an existing image: once you start from someone else's frame, Recraft is out.

Where FLUX loses. It has no vector output. A logo made with FLUX stays pixels and blurs when enlarged. FLUX also doesn't state a prompt limit for generation.

How to choose between Recraft and FLUX?

Logo, icon, illustration for print — Recraft. Photographic scene, product in a setting, person — FLUX.

For images with legible text in the frame, also see Ideogram vs Recraft.

Questions and answers

Which is cheaper for text → image — Recraft or FLUX?

FLUX. Recraft starts at 80 credits per run, FLUX — at 7 credits per run. The cheapest option for Recraft is Recraft V4, for FLUX — FLUX.1 Schnell. The exact price is shown on the button before you start the generation.

Can I make a logo with FLUX?

You may get a good-looking image, but it's raster: it blurs when enlarged and can't be edited as shapes. For a real logo, use Recraft's vector option.

Why does picking from several images matter?

Because in generation the right shot is found through trial and error. Four images in one run are cheaper than four separate runs.

Does Recraft edit an existing photo?

On this platform, Recraft is only available in text-to-image mode. For editing, see FLUX, Nano Banana, Seedream, GPT Image or Qwen Image.

Where can I find the full details for Recraft and FLUX?

This page compares the two brands with each other. The full technical card for each — all variants, their strengths and weaknesses, typical tasks and real examples from the community — is on its own page.

Which other model is worth comparing with?

All comparisons in one place

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